Football betting preview: Cowdenbeath vs Albion Rovers

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Competition: Scotland League Two
Competition: Tue 04.May
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Central Park (4370 seats)

Cowdenbeath are welcoming Albion Rovers for another important game after their 1-1 result against Annan Athletic.

Insights:
  • Cowdenbeath have the fewest scored goals in the first half (5) in League Two
  • Albion Rovers have scored at least twice as many goals away as Cowdenbeath have scored home.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Cowdenbeath form and stats

With 2 League Two wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats from their home games, Cowdenbeath are certainly not brimming with confidence. Cowdenbeath are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Central Park, having lost their two previous games here.

The home team returns to Central Park after being equal after 90 minutes with Annan Athletic on their last time out; the League Two game ended 1-1. Preceding that match was a defeat to Brechin City (0-2).

Cowdenbeath aren't scoring a lot here at Central Park in the league, with only 7 goals from 9 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Cowdenbeath defense is not exactly impregnable. 17 goals conceded from 9 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Albion Rovers form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their League Two travels is 4 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats. Having won their last three away games Albion has no reason to fear anyone.

Albion Rovers's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Brechin City that finished 1-1. Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Stenhousemuir.

The travelling fans enjoy Albion's attacking play in away games, having scored 16 goals in 9 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 10 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. The Albion manager B. Reid has some worries about the defense as 20 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Albion Rovers - Cowdenbeath 0-0 played earlier this season. Cowdenbeath-Albion Rovers H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Cowdenbeath three wins, Albion Rovers three wins, four draws. two of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Albion RoversM. Aitken
M. Aitken
10 goals
Albion RoversK. Doherty
K. Doherty
4 goals
CowdenbeathC. Barr
C. Barr
2 goals

Cowdenbeath missing players

Albion Rovers missing players

Cowdenbeath Albion Rovers
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
21 10 3 Played P 2 10 21
4 2 1 Won W 2 5 7
6 2 0 Drew D 0 1 4
11 6 2 Lost L 0 4 10
13 7 2 Scored S 7 17 25
32 19 5 Conceded C 4 20 36
86% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
62% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 80% 76%
29% 40% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 50% 43%
14% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 50% 33%
10% 10% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 40% 19%
29% 40% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 48%
33% 20% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 19%
52% 40% 67% Failed to Score F T 0% 30% 38%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2 1.6 0.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.5 1.5 1.7
3 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
7 6.6 8 Shots (avg) S ( 9 7.4 7
2.4 2.5 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.5 3.4 2.9
25% 28% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 64% 50% 41%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Albion Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Albion Rovers have scored at least twice as many goals away as Cowdenbeath have scored home.
  • Albion Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Cowdenbeath have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Cowdenbeath have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Cowdenbeath have the fewest scored goals in the first half (5) in League Two
  • Cowdenbeath have the most matches under the total-line (15) in League Two
  • Cowdenbeath haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Queen's Park 18 15 3 0 37 8 9 7 2 0 19 4 9 8 1 0 18 4 29 48
2 Edinburgh City 18 11 2 5 37 22 9 4 1 4 16 13 9 7 1 1 21 9 15 35
3 Stirling Albion 18 9 5 4 27 15 9 4 2 3 6 5 9 5 3 1 21 10 12 32
4 Stranraer 18 9 4 5 30 18 9 5 1 3 17 8 9 4 3 2 13 10 12 31
5 Elgin City 18 9 2 7 29 22 9 5 1 3 17 12 9 4 1 4 12 10 7 29
6 Stenhousemuir 18 6 4 8 23 31 9 5 2 2 15 10 9 1 2 6 8 21 -8 22
7 Albion Rovers 18 5 3 10 22 35 9 1 2 6 6 15 9 4 1 4 16 20 -13 18
8 Annan Athletic 18 4 5 9 20 24 9 2 2 5 13 16 9 2 3 4 7 8 -4 17
9 Cowdenbeath 18 3 5 10 10 29 9 2 2 5 7 17 9 1 3 5 3 12 -19 14
10 Brechin City 18 1 3 14 10 41 9 0 3 6 6 23 9 1 0 8 4 18 -31 6

Read more about League Two

The Scottish League Two is the fourth level of football in Scotland. It holds ten teams who play each other four times for a total of 36 fixtures in a season from August to May. The top team in the league table is promoted, the bottom team relegated. There are also playoffs to promote and relegate.